Olive High Boys, Burnley

Senior
Other independent school
Boys
Ages 11–16

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

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Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Mahwish Hanif
Pupils:114 / 350 capacity
LA:Lancashire
Phone:01282940327
Website:olivehighboys.co.uk
Address:Ormerod Road (Entrance Via Shorey Bank), Burnley, BB11 2RU
Area:Schools in BB11
Status:open
Opened:11 September 2023

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URN:149835
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Burnley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Burnley Central Rail Station (entrance)
375m · 6 min walk

Bus Stops

Ormerod Road (o/s)
92m · 1 min walk
Prestige Park (by)
159m · 3 min walk
St Peters Centre (opp)
339m · 6 min walk
Hebrew Road (by)
355m · 6 min walk
Asda (o/s)
414m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

33%

Available places

114 pupils

350 capacity

236 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Burnley

High pressure
New homes approved:2,197
Projected new pupils:395

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Burnley

Admissions Demand - Lancashire

Low demand0.93x oversubscription

Places available

14,786

Applications

13,820

Got 1st preference

86.3%

Got preferred school

96.8%

Secondary admissions across Lancashire (2025/26)

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Feeder Primary Schools

Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity

Burnley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Good274m

St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

656m

Rawdhatul Uloom

811m

Burnley Stoneyholme Community Primary School

875m

Heasandford Primary School

Good1.0km

Burnley Springfield Community Primary School

1.2km

Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

1.4km

Barden Primary School

Good1.4km

Holly Grove School

Outstanding1.4km

Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

1.5km

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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

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Burnley College

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Stoneyholme Nursery School

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